Jul 22, 2016 | We've got a story to tell...
When it comes to event planning, it’s all about just that…planning. So it should surprise you as much as it does us how many people leave something as important as their décor centerpiece, namely the ice sculpture to the last minute. Now let me be fair. I owe a couple...
Jul 16, 2016 | We've got a story to tell...
The plan was always to give each of our eight children an ice sculpture for their wedding. Ten years ago this month we watched the first of our three oldest sons get married. Two more followed in a mere six months. We’ve been to the Hotel Vancouver, local and foreign...
Nov 9, 2015 | We've got a story to tell...
Our Adventure in Italy continued… Suddenly we were under the gun. The trip was less than 2 months away and we had a ton of things to do. I was in for a really steep learning curve. And most of it had nothing to do with ice carving. First there was the menu. It...
Nov 3, 2015 | We've got a story to tell...
“Hello, is this Ice Decor? I’m putting a team together to represent Canada at the Gelato World Cup competition in Rimini, Italy. And we think you’d be the perfect candidate to join us.” What would you say? What’s gelato? Where’s Rimini? How did...
Oct 27, 2015 | We've got a story to tell...
You’re not Bruce Lee. More questions us carvers hear all too often, “Does the ice break? Can I smash it?” Yes it does, and (most of the time) my answer will be, “No. It’s dangerous, and believe it or not, it can cut you.” I’m reminded of an incident that...
